Hey, guys! Hope you had a fabulous 4th of July weekend!
So, this past week it became official. I am now in training for marathon #3: the FREAKIN' NEW YORK CITY MARATHON! :)
I am proud to report that I successfully tackled all of the runs on my training plan, including the longest training run … [Read more...]

So, I pretty much suck.
I know it's been forever since I posted, and I've been completely neglecting everyone else's blogs -- I've been following along with you guys, just not commenting much, promise! But, I hope you all will forgive me because the good news is that I am FINALLY and COMPLETELY … [Read more...]

I'm finally here with a recap of the Superhero Half Marathon! And here's a bit of shameless self-promotion: the article I wrote about the race for the local newspaper, you know, in case you wanted some more information about the event or something like that. :)
First, a little background. I ran … [Read more...]

Hey, guys! So, Danielle over at Live, Run, Grow kindly nominated me for a Liebster Award, so I'm here to answer her questions and nominate some of my favorite bloggers!
RULES:
You must link back to the person who nominated you
You must answer the 10 Liebster questions given to you by … [Read more...]

Hey, everyone! Just dropping in to share in all the excitement -- it's Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend registration day!
After giving it some thought, I've decided that I will be sitting Dopey out this year. And probably for the foreseeable future. Don't get me wrong -- I had the time of my … [Read more...]

Hey, all! Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. :)
So now that I've survived marathon #2, I thought I'd drop in and share some post-marathon recovery updates with you and fill you in on my upcoming races for 2014 -- and ask for opinions on some other half/full marathons I'm considering for this … [Read more...]

Hey, everyone! Thanks for the well wishes before last weekend's marathon, and sorry I didn't get a chance to respond to each of you! (Working on that today). :)
We are back from DC, and I'm proud to report that I DID complete my second marathon...and that Todd finished his first!
So, without … [Read more...]

Hey, guys! Thanks for all your comments on my Princess Half Marathon recap! Even if my race experience didn't exactly go as well as I had hoped, you KNOW I had an awesome time and I appreciate the support, as always. :)
So, this weekend is also going to be a pretty big deal, because I'll be … [Read more...]

Sorry for the crickets here -- I've been playing catch-up after our Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend trip, but now I'm ready to share all of the finer details of my Glass Slipper Challenge experience with you guys!
I'm going to kick off my Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend recaps with a … [Read more...]

Hope you guys had a fabulous weekend!
First things first: many, many thanks to all of you for your helpful, supportive comments on my last post! I have taken in everything you guys said, and I feel a lot better about scaling back now. And that is why I PROMISE I will be better about keeping up … [Read more...]

I'm Jen, thanks for checking out my blog! After a lifetime of struggling with my weight, I managed to lose 90 pounds in 2007... and, for the first time in my life, actually kept them off. In my efforts to lose "the final 40," I became a runner and martial artist (Taekwondo and Muay Thai). A NJ-based freelance journalist, when I'm not writing about the latest health and fitness trends, I'm actually living them! Visit my website at www.jenniferlnelson.com